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They are still workers. Dividing ourselves into office workers and FC workers just causes am unnecessary rift. Both worker groups need protections and should su
by Pfhreak 6y ago
They are still workers. Dividing ourselves into office workers and FC workers just causes am unnecessary rift. Both worker groups need protections and should support each other in achieving them. Solidarity is important.
- Xylakant 6y agoI used to work at a large German retailer with a long history and because in the past, the Blue collar workers organized and fought for protection, the white collar workers were protected by the union, too. They’d enjoy all benefit- mandatory overtime limit and payment, parental benefits above and beyond the legal minimum, name it. Still, on the days when the blue collar workers went on strike for a collective bargaining round, the privileged IT workers all went to their cubicles and spent the day cracking jokes about the union.
- Pfhreak 6y agoThat's a disappointing anecdote. I'm not sure it's any different in the states, unfortunately. Still, I believe we should be emphasizing the cases where the IT workers stood in solidarity and present a unified front wherever we can.